China vs Turkey: Insecticide use

China

58,756 tonnes

in 2023

Turkey

18,619 tonnes

in 2023

China rank

4th

Turkey rank

7th

Insecticide use over time

China currently reports 58,756 tonnes against 18,619 tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 40,137 tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 3.2 times Turkey's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 7th of 211 countries.

Indicator: Insecticide use
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 7,015 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.